Morristown celebrates winning their Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal game. — (Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)

February 13, 2026

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2026 Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament Semifinals

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Action from a 2026 Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament semifinal game between Morris Catholic and Chatham on Feb. 13, 2026. (Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)

Morristown squeaked past Madison, 37-30, and No. 5 Morris Catholic downed Chatham 75-45 on Feb. 13, 2026, to advance to the 2026 Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament championship game.

Nawel Ibazatene Lefebvre scored 26 of Morristown’s 37 points to lead the Colonials.

Samantha Nielsen and Eva Bolstad led the Madison effort. Nielson scored nine points and collected five steals, while Bolstad grabbed seven rebounds for the Dodgers.

Jacqueline Edelman and Morgan Fulston each had double-doubles for Morris Catholic. Edelman scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Fulston recorded 10 points and hauled in 12 boards. Jayah Curtis added an additional 12 points, and Kennedy Brown had six thefts for the Crusaders.

Ava Paone knocked down seven threes enroute to scoring 23 points for Chatham. Paone was joined in double-digits scoring by Noelle Grady, who scored 12 points for the Cougars, all from behind the three-point arc.

Morris Catholic and Morristown will meet for the Morris County title on Feb. 21 in Jack Martin Gymnasium at the County College of Morris.

About the Author

Christopher Shannon

Photo Editor

Christopher is the Photo Editor at OnNJ Sports. You can often find Christopher along the sidelines at sporting events in Northern Jersey, or at West Point photographing athletic, and other, events there. Christopher’s favorite events that he has had the opportunity to cover, so far in his career, include Penn State football White Out games and Army-Navy football games. While Christopher enjoys photographing a wide variety of sports, his favorite to cover include football, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, and lacrosse.